Over the course of several weeks in 2020, UTC students found dozens of Civil War items.
Steamship wreckage located in Tennessee River
The work was OK’d with a permit from the Tennessee Division of Archaeology. The sonar equipment was loaned by ECHO81 out of Hartwell, Georgia. The UTC Walker Center for Teaching and Learning provided a mini-grant to rent the pontoon boat. The boat was rented through Chattanooga’s Erwin Marine. Morgan Smith wasn’t sure he’d find what…
Anthropology students get real-world experience
Students dig into Chickamauga Battlefield for pieces of the Civil War.